Railway-tie.



G. F. A. OCHS.

RAlLWA-Y THE.

APiLlCATlON man JULY II. 1915.

Patented Dec. 12, 11916.

GEORGE IEJA. 001-13, 015 POMPTON PLAINS, NEW J ERSEY;

RAILWAY-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 12, ioie.

Application filed July 11, 1916. Serial No. 108,682.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. A. 0011s, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pompton Plains, in the county of Morris and State of New Jersey, have invented certain useful Improvements in Railway- Ties, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to improvements in railway ties, one object of the invention being the provision of a metal. tie especially adapted for use in bridge work, there being further provided means for receiving and clenching driven spikes so that the present device will have all of the advantages and none of the disadvantages of a wooden tie.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a tie of this character which has integral means for receiving bolts toattach the same to bridge girders and the like.

A still further object of this invention is the provision of a tie of this character which has integral means for receiving bolts to at tach the same to bridge girders and the like, and can also be made without the lugs for use on the road bed of railroads to take the place of wooden ties.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of one of the ties in use. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through one end thereof, a supporting girder, and the rail. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one form of spike for use in connection with this tie.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 5 designates the tie member which is provided with the intermediate connecting portion 6 and the relatively heavy ends 7 having the top and bottom extension plates 8 and 9.

Formed integral with the edges of the plate 9 at opposite sides thereof are the apertured lugs 10 for the reception of the bolts 11 for securing the present tie to bridge girders 12. The rail 13 in this in stance is secured to the tie by means of spikes let which, though here shown as rectangular in cross section, may be round if so desired.

Formed in the body of the ends of the tie are the spike receiving sockets 15, each of which is J-shaped in section, as illustrated in Fig. 2, so that the terminal point of each spike when driven to secure the rail in place is bent as illustrated in Fig. 2.

From the foregoing description, it is evi dent that a tie constructed according to and embodying the present invention may be readily applied to girders upon bridge work, and spikes may be employed to attach the rails thereto, the rail base receiving portion of the tie being relatively wide, so that the proper seating thereof may be secured.

What I claim as new is A metallic railway tie made in an integral piece of metal and having a relatively thick web extending from end to end, the end portions being provided upon opposite sides with relatively wide flanges and rail receiving portions, the lower flanges being provided with oppositely extending apertured bolt receiving lugs, the opposite face of the tie being provided with a plurality of substantially J-shaped spike receiving sockets, the intermediate portion of the tie being tapered and reduced.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

GEORGE F. A. OCHS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. G. 

